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Old 04-21-04 | 08:01 PM
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SchreiberBike
One knee is enough
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From: East Central Illinois

Bikes: 1978 Fuji - now fixed and pegged. 1980s Cannondale Touring - pegged with 18 speeds. 2001 Cannondale CADD 3 - not being ridden

I've been looking forward to posting here. I did my first commute in two years today. For the last two years my left knee hasn't been working right and I've gotten out of shape and gained a ton (50 pounds/23 kilos/three and a half stone) of weight. I've been doing more and more short rides and today the weather was good and I had time, so I did my 20 mile round trip commute.

I'm riding with one shoe clicked in and the other resting on a peg bolted behind the bottom bracket. The bike is fixed @ 39x15 so I don't have make all the effort to pull my the crank back around.

I'm pretty pleased with myself and optimistic that commuting and some additional riding will help me get back into some kind of shape even though I can't walk more than a few blocks or do any other exercise except swim.

Anybody with experience or knowledge of one legged cycling? Let me know.
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